Match packet and igniter



April 13 1926.

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Patented Apr. 13, 1926.

UNITED" STATES i 1,580,622 PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD u. Massin, oF wYNNEWooD, PENNSYLVANIA.

MATCH PACKET AND IGNITER.

Application led August 3, 1923. Serial No. 655,438.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD M. .MAssnY, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Wynnewood, Montgomery County, and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in MatchPackets and Igniters, of which the following is'a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to match packets having means for igniting thematches upon withdrawal therefrom.

A principal object of my invention is to provide a packet of matchespreferably made from paper and having integral therewith and containedtherein a bank or banks` of matches which may be detached and withdrawntherefrom and ignited during the.

withdrawal, without opening the packet.

A further object of my invention is to provide a packet of matcheshaving two banks of matches made integral therewith and containedtherein, the match heads of one of the banks extending below or beyondthe match heads of the other bank.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a packet of matcheshaving two banks of matches made integral therewith, the match headsbeing contained within the packet, the match heads of one bank being outof alinemnt with the match heads of the other bank and the splints of.the matches extending out of the-packet, the splints of one bankextending beyond the splints of the other bank.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a permanentlyclosed packetof matches, made from foldable material, matches formedintegrally therewith and contained therein, igniting material upon theinterior of the packet, the matches being selectively withdrawable andadapted to be ignited when drawn across the igniting material.

My invention further includes all of the other various objects and novelfeatures of construction and arrangementA hereinafter more definitelyspecified and described.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a view of the packet beforefolding of a preferred form of my invention; Fig. 2 is a side view ofFig. 1; Fig. 3 is a view of the packet shown in Fig. 1 with the matchportions and iaps folded into their first position; Fi 4 is a view ofthe completed packet; Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6is a side view of Fig. 4; Fig. 7 is a section on line 7 7 of Fig. 4;Fig. 8 is a View, with parts broken away, of a .completed packet ofanother formof mv invention; Fig. 9 is a view, with parts brokeii away,of a partially folded packet of another form of my invention; Fig. 10 isa view of thecompleted packet shown in Fig. 9; Fig. 11 1s a side viewthereof; Fig. 12 is a view of a packet b efore folding of another forniof my invention; Fig. 13 is a side View of Fig. 12; Fig. 14 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 12 with the match portions folded into their firstposition; Fig. 15 is a side view of Fig. 14; Fig: 16 is a view of thecompleted packet shown in Fig. 12; Fig. 17 is a section on line 1'7-17of Fig. 16; Fig. 18 is a side view of Fig. 16 and Fig. 19 is a bottomview of Fig. 16.

Referring to the drawings, and more particularly to Fig. 1, the blankfrom which the packet is formed is-shown at 1 with the banks of matchheads 2 and 3 and the ignitinor surface 4 added thereto. This blank maybe of any suitable material, preferably 'paper of suitable thickness andstiffness and may be formed by a die. The dash-and-dot lines 5, 6, 7 and7 indicate weakened portions of the blank, as by scoring, whereby thematches and packet may be folded into the completed packet. Holes 8 areyprovided through which a staple 9 maybe passed iii order to hold thepacket permanently closed but it will be understood that any othersuitable means for this purpose may be employed. The igniting material 4may be applied to the blank in any suitable manner, Ias b v painting asuitable liquid thereon. It will be understood, of course, that thisignitiiig surface may be of any desired form and material provided thatit will be adapted to ignite the match heads 2 and 3 when the latter aredrawn across it.

The blank spaces on `the sides of the packet may be utilized foradvertising purposes, if desired, the printing being done either beforeor after the cutting of the blank by the die.

It will be seen that the splints 10, i.,e. those portions of the matchesextending from the score 5 to the end of the match, in bank A are longerthan the splints of the matches forming bank B. When, therefore, thesplints of the matches are folded about the scores 5 and 6 into theposition shown, for example, in Fig. 3, the match heads of bank A willlie beyond -theI match heads of bank B; by this arrangement thethickness which would be present if the. match heads were side by sideis avoided as is also Contact between the banks lof match heads.

Another advantage of my packet when two banks of matches are containedtherein is that when the packet is permanently closed the splints of thematches forming bank B extend beyond the splints of the matches formingbank A, thereby facilitating the detachment and withdrawal of ,thematches; in practice, the matches forming bank B will be utilized first,being more conveniently accessible. As the matches in bank B arewithdrawn, the matches in bank A are then rendered more convenientlyaccessible. As the match is detached by tearing and withdrawn from thepacket the match head will be drawn across the igniting surface 4 andignited, a slight pressure being exerted by the fingers upon the packetthereby causing greater frictional contact between the match head andthe igniting surface.

In my preferred form and in the modification shown in Fig. 8, flaps 11and 12 are provided which are folded over banks of matches A and Brespectively, after the latter have been bent or folded about the scores5 and 6 respectively, into the packet, the iaps thus providingseparating means for the banks of matches within the` acket and alsoigniting surfaces for both sldes of the match heads as they arewithdrawn from the packet.

In the modification shown in Fig. 8, the sides 13 and 14 of the packetare prolonged to form tabs 15 through which the staple 9 passes; andadhesive may be applied along the contacting edges of the packet at 16to keep the packet permanently closed.

In the modification shown in F i-g. 9, but one bank of matches iscontained within the packet, this modification comprising theeliminating of the flaps 12 and the. bank of matches B shown in Fig. 1;the blank thus formed may be folded into the packet shown in Figs. 10and 11.

In the modification shown in Figs. 12-19 inclusive, the iaps 11 and 12of my preferred form as shown in Fig. l are dispensed with and thestaple 9 is fixed in the sides of the packet instead of in the bottom.The tabs 17 may be used, if desired, for the printing thereon ofdirections for the use of the packet or other matter.

It will be found desirable in the manufacture of my match packet to dipthe match splints in wax which adds intiammability to the match andassists in the burning of the match after the match head has beenignited. The match heads may be made in any well known way,such as bydipping the ends of the splints in a suitable sulphur mixture or anycomposition of combustible material which, when drawn across theigniting surface, will cause ignition of the match head. It may also bethought desirable to dip the splints and heads in a composition,well-known to those skilled in the art, which will serve to preventafterglow of the match after the flame has been extinguished.

While I have herein described a preferred embodiment of my invention, Ido not thereby desire or intend to limit myself to any precise detailsof construction or arran e; ment of parts as the same may be modi ed inminor particulars from those shown in the drawings and herein describedwithout departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as definedin the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to protect byLetters Patent of the United States:

1. A folded paper match packet having two banks of matches made integraltherewith, partly projecting and Withdrawable therefrom without openingthe packet, the match heads within the packet of one of the banksextending beyond the match heads of the other bank.

2. A match packet made from a blank of foldable material and having twobanks of matches made integral therewith and partially containedtherein, the match heads of one of the banks extending below or beyondthe match heads of the other bank within the packet and the splints ofone bank eX- tending beyond the splints without the packet of the otherbank, the matches being withdrawable from the packet without opening thesame.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 2nd day of August,1923.

EDWARD M. MASSEY.

